New York Knicks
Covid
Laws of Exponents
Scientific Notation
Equations
100

The arena where the Knicks play

What is Madison Square Garden?

100

This test analyzes a sample to see if it contains genetic material from the coronavirus

What is the PCR test?

100

The number or variable being raised to an exponent. 

What is a base?

100

0.00083

8.3 x 10^-4

100

Define the solution of an equation

The value of the variable that makes the equation true. 

200

The "Knicks" are a shortcut for this name.

What are the Knickerbockers?

200

One of the three FDA approved Covid vaccines

What is Moderna, Jhonson & Johnson or Pfizer/BioNtech?

200

What is the base in the expression -73 ?

7

200

45,070,000

4.507 x 10^7

200

-2x + 9 = 4.5

x = -2.25

300

The estimated # of fans that fit in MSG (rounded to the nearest ten thousand)

What is 20,000?

300

Age requirement for Covid vaccine

What is 5 years old?

300

Simplify: (x-3)(x5)

x2

300

The product of 8 x 10^3 and 2 x 10^7 written in scientific notation.

1.6 x 10^11

300

-5x + 9 + 11x = 3

x = -1

400

The Knicks' head coach

Who is Tom Thibodeau?

400

A genetic code that has one or more mutations of the original virus 

What is a variant? 

400

Simplify: (y3)4

y12

400

The product of 4 x 10^-3 and 3 x 10^9 written in scientific notation. 

1.2 x 10^7

400

3 = -3(9x - 4) 

x = 1/3

500

The three Knicks players that are from New York City

Who are Taj Gibson, Kemba Walker, and Obi Toppin? 

500

A type of illness, like COVID-19, that affects a person's lungs. 

What is a respiratory illness?

500

Simplify:

(p-3)(p11)(p-8)

1

500

The quotient of 1 x 10^-5 and 4 x 10^-3 written in scientific notation.

2.5 x 10^-3

500

4(2x - 8) + x = 7x + 8

x = 20